(Reuters) - Athlete Krystsina Tsimanouskaya, who defected from Belarus during the 2021 Olympic Games in Tokyo, has said in an Instagram post that she .
surrounded by police and safe. that is what belarusian athlete krystsina tsimanouskaya believes for now. the sprinter was due to be honest darting blocks later today but says she was forced to pack before being taken to the airport in tokyo against her will. translation: i asked the international olympic committee for help. i was put under pressure and they are trying to forcibly take me out of the country without my consent. i asked the ioc to intervene. consent. i asked the ioc to intervene- intervene. krystsina tsimanouskaya - intervene. krystsina tsimanouskaya was| intervene. krystsina - tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women s 200 metres on monday but had complained on social media about being entered into another race at short notice. she claims on sunday officials came to her room and gave her one hour to pack her bags before being escorted to tokyo s airport. on the way to the terminal she contacted the belarusian sports solidarity foundation, a group that
its covid lockdown. hello and welcome to the programme. i am live in tokyo for day 10 of the olympic games. we start our coverage today with news that the czech republic and poland have offered to help a belarusian sprinter who was ordered home from the games by her country s olympic officials. krystsina tsimanouskaya was due to compete in the women s 200m event on monday. but after posting a video complaining about being entered into another race at short notice, she says she was told to pack and taken to the airport. she then contacted police, and uploaded a video on social media, appealing for help, and the flight took off without her on board. ramzan karmali reports.
supports athletes jailed or sidelined for their political views. translation: this whole situation began views. translation: this whole situation began when situation began when pro government propaganda started a negative campaign against her. the campaign was serious and that was a clear signal that her life would be in danger in belarus. after that she began to worry and today she was told she would leave tokyo immediately and deported to belarus she understood her life was in danger. understood her life was in dancer. . , understood her life was in danuer. , ., understood her life was in danuer. , . ,, danger. last year, protests auainst danger. last year, protests against the danger. last year, protests against the current - danger. last year, protests against the current belarus| against the current belarus president, alexander lukashenko and this disputed re election in august were brutally cracked down on. this son is head of the country s olympic committee but is banned
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